EFL: Five things to look out for this weekend

The Sky Bet Championship returns after the internationals, resulting in a full house of EFL action.

As ever, there are plenty of things to look out for in the latest round of fixtures – we've picked out five...

Ollie's back!

Ian Holloway makes his Loftus Road return this weekend, when the new Queens Park Rangers boss leads his team out against Norwich City.

The charismatic manager, who takes over from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, represented the club as a player during the nineties, and took over as boss in 2001 when they were in a precarious position in the Sky Bet Championship.

He couldn't save them from the drop that season, but he did lead the club back to the second tier in 2004. This time around, Holloway arrives with the club 17th in the table, and he's brought another club legend, Marc Bircham, along as part of his coaching team.

That wasn't the only managerial departure in a busy week for chairmen. Russell Slade's time at Charlton Athletic came to an end after just five months at the helm, and Adam Murray left Mansfield Town after winning just one of the last 11.

The Stags have moved quickly to replace him, though, with Steve Evans the new man in charge.

That's now the longest streak in the EFL, after Carlisle United's 15-match unbeaten run was ended a week ago.

If there were any concerns after Derek Adams' men lost their opening two games, then they've been put firmly to bed. The Pilgrims have built up a seven-point lead over their closest contenders, and it's Grimsby Town up next for the Green Army.

Back of the net

Fleetwood Town, Doncaster Rovers, and Nottingham Forest both know where the goal is at the moment.

The Cod Army have scored in each of their 17 Sky Bet League One games so far this season, and host struggling Chesterfield this weekend, who they edged out 1-0 away last month.

Rovers have netted in all 16 ahead of their home meeting with Hartlepool United.

For Forest, however, they will be aiming to keep their first clean sheet of the campaign when they visit Ipswich Town on Saturday evening, a game screened live on Sky Sports.

Philippe Montanier's side have played 16 games and were just five minutes away from achieving their first shut-out in their last game before the international break, but a late concession to QPR meant the wait goes on.

PM: We need that clean sheet to encourage us. I hope for everybody that all the work we are putting in will pay off #NFFC